Conductor connection



Mayl5, 1923. 5 1,455,415

J.T. TIGHE CONDUCTOR CONNECTION Filed Jan. 14 1921 Joan 111 9256,

Patented May 15, 1923.

i UNITED sz'rrcs 1 w .TIGHE, r

: CONDUCTOR fcoulfi iorion.

Application filed. January 1 4, 1921. Serial No. 457,230.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN-T. Trauma citizen of the United States, and a resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in a.-

, Conduct-or Connection, of which the follow-L,

ing is a specification, referencebeing had rthereln to the accompanying drawing. a

This inventioncomprises a. Conductor connection. It is customary, in present practice, to have av large number of connections interchangeable and so capable of arrange.-

are that the conductor wires must-be loos cried for even nunor minus, a large num-' ,ber of these connections must'be carried in stock thus tying up considerablecapital, i

andit requires considerable tim labor for installation.

It-is contemplated among. the objects of this inventionto provide adeviceof this ,character; made up of standardized: parts,

e and skilled vment that-with onestrain member and pan,- all of the various ang'le -s'witches,;together' with the. right 3 angle I and ,adjustable angle ,cross-over. may be produced by merely at ranging the. runners and other components. 1n accordance with'th VICQ 1s to be put.

It .is, another. object; of tlie invention to "makethebody of the, device in two parts an upper one carrying the wire connections and a lower one acting as a pan and readily. detachable-from the upper portionnto be.

replaced by another .whencerta'in portions way interfering with the wire connections. I Still f urther objects are the provision of,

-,.without 1oosening thewires; the provision of detachable approaching ears whichmay. be removed without interferencewith either.

1 the runners or wires; theprovision'of ad justa'ble; wheehfiange guides; the. arrangement of certainwear plates on thesurface v are worn,.this being effectedwithout in any.

detachable runners which may. beremoved.

ifif-the P 1 whichp ates, may be of a different,

'quality.. fro1n the bod clamp.

euse to which the de' guard .i v trolley harp in the spaces! between @the runy of the pan, wherein sprovidedto prevent jamming oia ners; and in a Word to provide a device of this character made up of interchangeable standardized. parts detachably. associated with 1a; two-part body portion-so that y d gr e bfwa-ng ilswi ch 0W;g'e. erally usedin this connection and bOlihlSOlld .and adjustable crossovers'may beprodueed by merely placing the runners and comp onent parts the positions c'orresponding ,tothe use to which theyare to be put. Otherobjects and advantages-willbein morefullyv in the description, I

A drawing is attached; illustratinggan' embodiment of the invention andv wherein the following views areshown; n Fig. 1 is aviewin bottom part apparent and inflpart be. brought out I pl iih ne the device in'use as athree wayswitch;

Fig ;;2, is a. view ,in: central longitudinal section through Fig. 1,. and. showing the manner of attaching a. runner; t;

Figs. 3t ,9, inclusive are. V QW tL IIbOttom plan,.. illustratingdifferent. arrangemen sQ P s l-ef ec S ra ght ne, le'ftn s gh r a athr y, lid acute -n-.

six way switches respectively Pg. 10, is aview top planShQW -ng the upper portion of the .switch and-a .w'ire gle cross-over, right-angle cr oss-oveiguand The conductor connection. here; shown compr ses a body;port1.on -Inade;up;of an nectecl as by bolts, On the upperisurface of I plate 1;, as best seen in Fig.1O,;thereare a nu r offwire a n l spacial-apa t -96 upper portion or plate .1; and'a lowerpor t e, p or... .fp l ,-deta ably QQ m. ach o h a arr ng d ea' a f om. ioppo ite e io p a eiintoa a g r channels at the. center;

The -outensezgtrem- 1 ,ity. of eachtof the smaller. channels isspaced k i s g y m the u e d e e th plat amih s t p re e r niityA .P f

vided ithan-otch cutback-therein thus leaving a slight ledgeaonreach -side.of the groove. Between this and the centre ofthe plate, each groove is provided with an open-a ing 5, having an elo-ngated portion extend ting toward the, outer edgexof the-plate. A

.plate. -its attachmentdetachment being prQ'Yi ed 01. amenta es n sa' runnerfi isadapted to be associatedgwith-the runner carries spaced apart ears 7 adapted to v be placed as shown at the leftofFig. 2, upon I topassthrough. A slight movement of'the, 10

the? ledgesion lthe tapered portionsf l in the enlarged so as to allow the head of the pin runner to the left now draws the restricted neck of the locking pin into the" slot, lock-.

I ingtit -in place but still leaving the ears? upon 2 the. 'l'edges shown at the right of :Each-of the" runners is slotted or channel'edior the passage of a trolley wire shown in dotted lines in' Fig. '2, and associated ='clamp"9. This {DQQIHbGI carries extremity; a portion adapted :to be bent 7 around the trolley wire and at its inner end" th'er(-f:witl 1 is "an approaching ear and -,wire

cam=10; I-hrough thisthe're extends means showiiasa block 11 under which" the termi-l nals may extend and be bent back, the block "being secured to the upper plate asby' boltsi; For the'purposeof perniit'tingthe' use of the"- 1 z plate as a right"'angle crosstovergthere are E aligned: i sl t "12 and means for connecting runners just described, these being I plac'ed'at opposite sidesof the plate and at:

right f angles to the centre wire slots.

The under porti "-"to'coriespond with the outer contour of-the remevingthe runners therefrom," The slots at its outer I ,7 Eyes "113 arealso provided for-the purposeof en-j. v

gaging thec'ross wires to suspend the device ffivhen" in use. I I

Aguard '14: is provided to'keep a trolley) har'pj, from j'ammin'g within' the wedge-"' s'liaped space between therun'ner's', the guard being supported suitably from the body of fthe*connectionl"*'j I I on; plate, or pan 2, provided with slotted openings' for the- -*re-- -c'eption of the runners; the slots being shapedi i ghny" longer than the runner as shown 0 thefrightof Fi'gi 21 Thislleav'es a small spla'ce'b'etween theend of the runner and the 'fcor'respOndingportion'of 'theslot and facilitatesrem oval of the "pan without disturbing t the ri nneij's." f {Slots in the-(pan which are not r holdingrunners may filled-byawedge'li "*as' shown inFigfl, and certain portions of i jjthe pan;whichare subjected to more wear than'othersmay be provided with detachable portions 16, so constructed as to constitute an even, unbroken surface when assembled as shown in Fig; 1.

In conjunction with the pan, there are 7 provided wheel flange guidesl'l. These up- 7 stand from tlie surface of the pan and have at-either endings l8,'one generally longer than the other and provided with-a number I of openings. These lugs serve. to receive means for securing the guides to the pan or body, and the openings in the; longer ear 'per-' *m'it an adjustment of the guides with 'relav tion to the centre line of the pan. 'This'ad C justmentof the guides is utilizedgto permit i v their use in the various types of connection? shown in Figs. 3 ;to9'-,inclusive, and the same bolts or the like which'secure the wheel flange guidesto the plate may be 'utiliaedto secure also the two platestoqether.

"A' second wheel guiding member or isordinarily-housed in an opening inthe up per plate as-shownin Fig. 2, when'not in use knob I 19 is used connection with thefwi'der an- 'g'le switches,=5crossovers and the like; This ,for detachably securing it'to the runner as here shown a keyed slot extending throughthe c'ain and a key bearingi-nears upstanding from the*-runner.-f There is "also; m videdqasecond-wire clampingv member, here I insures correct positioning of all the assof" ciatectparts 0t bothplates. Merely removinto use on the" lower surface of the pan.

In thear'r'angement ofthe difierent forms "of switches etc; shown in Figsg. '3 to 9, it is customary to [cut the "pl-ate or pan" 2 with standard openings for'the'runnersand anyare 'closedw'ithjone oit these-not'being used oit'the wedges 15;

'ing the securing means 1 and reversing the knob as shown in FigsY, 8,and 9, brings itj V From the foregoing it will be seen that the -inv'ention pro'vides a conductor connection made in sections, one carrying" the Wires, "the other aiding iii-securing and firmly holding j v the'runners allofthe partsbeing detach-, v {sweateran from "the iwire-jcarrying por- I "non withoutremoval of the Wires,"a1id' the runners also; detachable and .interchangei f able} The arrangement of the 'wheel guide flanges and standardizationoi the parts,

permits the useiof the device in a'largevariety of p laces where it washeretofore necessary'to carry' a'fnu mber of difierent' fs'tyle lcconnectionss' I While the invention{has beenj illiistrate'd in the embodiment herein shown and} described, do not desire to limit myself to I the precise form of this disclosure, as many".

changes may be madein the general con i stru'ctionfand arrangement of these parts, i

"without'departing from the spirit of the. in- "vention or its scope;a set-refill? the claims; I i WhatI claim is':

ati'vely' associated'with thejb'ody and upon 1; A conductor JI connection comprising I "body; a'rnn'ner for a'trolle'y wheel oper- I, I v

which a trolley wheel is adapted to traek the runner being disposed between flanges on the wheel; a'wheel flange guide operatively associated with the body and runner and adapted to engage an outer surface of a wheel flange, and means for adjusting the position of the wheel flange guide bodily in a lateral, direction with relation to the body and runner. a j

2. The structure set forth in claim 1, wherein the means for, adjusting the guide include an extension on the guide, provided with openings; and means, shiftable into different openings, for securing the guide in position.

3. A conductor connection comprising a plate; a trolley wheel runner associated with the plate and adapted to contact a trolley wheel between the flanges thereof; a guide associated with the plate and placed to contact with an outer surfaceof a flange of the wheel; and means for adjusting the position of a portion of the guide on the plate.

4. The structure set forth in claim 3,

wherein the adjusting means include an ex' tension on the guide provided with opening; and means, shiftable intov different openings, for securing the guide in position.

5. A wear plate for conductor connections, having a portionof the plate including a section removable 'to constitute an opening for the reception of a runner.

6. A wear plate for conductor connec tions, having a portion of the plate including sections, one of which is removable to constitute an opening for the reception of a runner, said sections being shiftable to vary the placement of the-runner with relation to the plate.

7. A wear plate for conductor connections, including sections; certain of said sections being removable to form an opening: for the receptlon of a runner; and certain of said sections being shiftable to permit varying of the angle of placement'of one runner with relation to another runner When the runners are operatively associated with the plate. v 7

8. A conductor connection comprising a.

base; wheel runners associated therewith; a.

wear plate associated with the base and upon which a wheel is adapted totrack in passing from one runner to -another; said wear plate including sections, certain of which are remo-vableito constitute a space for the reception of a runner; and means detachably securing the f base; and wear whereby the latter may be removed without disturbing a. runner. I a

9. A conductor connection including a base; means for receiving and retaining a runner associated with the base, said means including a bayonet slot provided inthe base; and a runner having coacting securplate ing means including a. projection on the I runner adapted to interlock'with the slot in the base to secure the runner to the base.

10. A conductor connection including a base; means for: receiving and retaining a. runner associated with means including a projection on the runthe base, said means including a bayonet slot provided in the base; a runner having coactlng securing ner adapted .to: interlock with the slot, in,

the base to-sec'ure the runner to thebase; and means for locking the members inlcondisposed on one of the members andadapted to coact with a portion her to lock the members against movement in one direction when assembled;

In testimony whereof I aflixrmy signature, r

nected position, said means including a lip i of another mem- JOHN T. TIGHE. I 

